Former RCB cricketer picks his all-time ODI playing 11; includes Virat Kohli among 3 Indians

Discarded South African pacer Wayne Parnell picked his all-time ODI playing XI, which included three each from India and Pakistan. In an interview with Crictracker, the left-arm seamer went class-heavy at the top of the order with India's Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa's Hashim Amla as the two openers.

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Tendulkar is the all-time leading scorer in ODIs with 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83 in 463 games. Apart from helping India win their second ODI World Cup title in 2011, the little master is also second all-time in ODI centuries with 49.

On the other hand, Amla was part of a South African core that dominated world cricket in the 2010s. The stylish opener finished his ODI career with 8,113 runs at an average of almost 50 and a strike rate of 88.39 in 181 outings.

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Parnell picked his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammates, Virat Kohli at No.3, followed by his South African friend AB de Villiers at No. 4. The former Indian skipper is the all-time leader in ODI centuries with 51 and is the third leading run-scorer in the format with 14,181 runs at an average of 57.88 and a strike rate of 93.34.

Meanwhile, De Villiers is the only batter in ODI history to have a 50+ average and 100+ strike rate among those with at least 5,000 runs. The former Proteas captain finished his 50-over career with 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50 and a strike rate of over 101.

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Parnell picked Mr.Cricket, Michael Hussey, and Captain Cool, MS Dhoni, in his lower middle-order at No. 5 and 6. The former finished with 5,442 runs at an average of 48.15 and a strike rate of 87.16 in 185 ODIs.

Dhoni captained India to the 2011 ODI World Cup title, while winning the Player of the Match award in the final. He finished his ODI career with 10,773 runs at an average of 50.57 and a strike rate of 87.56 in 350 matches.

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At the all-rounder spot, Parnell chose former Pakistan captain and leg-spinner, Shahid Afridi.

Wayne Parnell goes Asia-heavy with the bowlers

The legendary Asian trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Muttiah Muralitharan formed three-fourths of Wayne Parnell's bowling attack. While the latter is the all-time leading wicket-taker in ODIs with 534 scalps, the former Pakistan duo are second and third with 502 and 416 wickets, respectively.

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee completes Parnell's bowling attack, having picked up 380 wickets at an average of 23.26 in 221 ODIs. The South African pacer chose MS Dhoni as the captain of the side.

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Wayne Parnell's all-time ODI XI

Sachin Tendulkar, Hashim Amla, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Michael Hussey, Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni (C), Wasim Akram, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Waqar Younis

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